BOLC II Command Brief USMA

1. BOLC II Command BriefUSMA

2. BOLC II Mission • Train, educate, and acculturate Second Lieutenants to develop competent, confident, and adaptable officers able to lead Soldiers in any environment.

3. BOLC II Battalion I I Total BN Strength Cadre: 254 Auth / 216 Assg Civilian Staff: 1 / 16 2LTs (on hand): 1526 (1840) CSM XO S1 S2/3 S4 I I I I I I A B C D E HHC HQ DCC HQ HQ HQ HQ Auth FY09 (Unmanned) Auth FY11 Auth FY10 YearMissionReportsGrads FY 08 MSN: 8392 / 7905 / 7828 FY 09 MSN: 11500 / 4829 / 3279 (FY09 Mission = FY08 + 2x E Co/Bty )

4. BOLC II Company Company Cadre Company Commander: Junior Major, Senior Captain First Sergeant: Infantry E-8 Operations Sergeant: Staff Sergeant Platoon Cadre Platoon Trainer/Mentor: Command Qualified Captain Platoon Sergeant: Sergeant First Class Four Squad Trainers: Staff Sergeants Students = 200-240 Platoon Size = 40 Maximum Company Size = 200-240 Maximum

5. I I I I I I Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC) Training Phase I Phase II Phase III (12 weeks) (6 weeks) (13 weeks) 11 11 11 3 1 2 2400 Students/FY09 5700 Students/FY09 1450 Students/FY09 • Training: • Individual, leader, collective tasks under complex STX/LFX conditions • Acculturation: • Infantry Professional • Skills • Qualifications • Education: • Cultural awareness • Operational Effects • Leadership • Education: • Critical thinking • Problem Solving • Creativity • Intellectual agility • Ethics • Leadership • Training: • Basic individual and small unit tactical tasks • Acculturation: • NCO/Civilian • Officer Candidate • Junior Officer • Acculturation: • Understand and accept new duties, roles, responsibilities • Not what you were before • Commissioning source and degree are immaterial • Training: • Leadership experience and experimentation • Warrior tasks and drills • Education: • Leadership • Interpersonal skills Sequential and Progressive Outcomes Based Training

6. Competent / Confident Adaptable / Agile I I I I I I Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC) Training WHAT (Science of Profession) HOW (Art of Profession) Academic Practical Applications Individual Training Collective Training BOLC I Initial Entry Training (Education/Training - Participant) BOLC II Initial Military Training (Acculturation – Leader Participant) Infantry Specific Training (Platoon Leader - Leader) BOLC III - Knowledge & Experience facilitate increased task complexity / difficulty - At each phase, baseline proficiency is required to sustain the sequential and progressive nature of BOLC

7. U.S. Army Officer Corps Acculturation • Transition: Civilian – (Soldier/Cadet/Candidate) – Professional Army Officer • Common U.S. Army Officer Corps Experience • Strengthen the Corps (and the Army) across hundreds of BOLC I experiences • Strengthen the Corps (and the Army) across all branches • Team Culture. Transition from being evaluated as an individual. • Fitness / Athletic Culture • Off Duty Professionalism • Professional Education / Personal Development • Respect. The Officer Culture is a Culture of Service • Classmates • Cadre • Your Platoon • Warrior Ethos / Fighter First

8. Overall BOLC Outcomes A team member possessing the character and commitment to live the Army Values and Warrior Ethos Confident, adaptable, mentally agile and accountable for own actions and able to act within the Commander’s intent Grounded in the core competences (leading, developing, and achieving) capable of serving the modular force in full spectrum operations Physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally ready to fight as a ground combatant Proficient in basic military skills required of a junior officer (BOLC) Self disciplined, willing and an adaptive critical thinker capable of solving problems commensurate with position and experience

9. Building on the Outcomes • Values and Ethics • BOLC I - Newly Commissioned / Appointed Officer who knows and understands • Army values and begins to demonstrate them • BOLC II - Junior Officer who demonstrates Army Values and applies them to personal and • professional decision making • Leadership • BOLC I - Newly Commissioned / Appointed Officer who demonstrates knowledge of core • leadership attributes and competencies and apply fundamentals of leadership at team and squad • levels • BOLC II- Junior Officer that can applycore leadership attributes and competencies, and • demonstrate proficiency at team and squad levels • Officership • BOLC I - Understands and embraces the concept of officership • BOLC II- Acceptsand demonstrates new roles and responsibilities as a member of the • profession of arms

10. Building on the Outcomes • Personal Development • BOLC I - Understands responsibilities of an officer for self development (physical, mental, • spiritual and emotional) outside the institutional and organizational domains • BOLC II - Appliesresponsibilities of an officer for self development (physical, mental, spiritual • and emotional) outside the institutional and organizational domains • Understandsresponsibilities to inspire self development in subordinates • Technical Competence • BOLC I – Possesses fundamental knowledge and understanding of basic military skills and Army • management systems required of a junior officer • BOLC II- Practices the application of technical aspects of warrior tasks and battle drills • Applies Army management systems and sustainment functions • Tactical Competence • BOLC I - Possess basic military skills and demonstrates knowledge of the orders process and troop leading procedures while executing small unit tactics • Experiences an introduction to WTBD and fundamentals of Army operations • BOLC II- AppliesTroop Leading Procedures (TLP’s) • Applies critical thinking and problem solving • Understands and applies WTBD and fundamentals of Army operations

11. Outcome Methodology Convoy/Urban OPS Cadre Example & Mentorship Values and Ethics Developmental Counseling Ethical Vignettes Convoy/ Urban OPS CO/BN/BDE/DCG Graduation Talks Adv Land Nav CCTT/RVS SLFX PT Leadership Cadre Example & Mentorship CO/BN/BDE/DCG Graduation Talks Informal Reception “Taking Charge” Officership Personal Development Cadre Mentorship CLS PT CLSP Leader Book Doctrinal Kit-bag Technical Competence IED Classes Adv Land Nav US Weapons Basic Land Nav BRM AIMSS SRM TLPs & Tactics Tactical Competence Convoy/Urban OPS Week 6 FTX Adv Land Nav CCTT/RVS SLFX

12. 7 Week Overview Week 1 – 3 ½ - day Inprocess; Initial Counseling; Diagnostic APFT; CLS; AIMSS; TLPs; PCC/PCIs; Week 2 – Combatives (10 Hrs); “Taking Charge”; Small Unit Tactics; BRM Week 3 – M4 Qualification (Day/Night w/ Optics & Laser); CCTT/RVS Week 4 – (TTB) SRM; Urban Ops/CQB w/ Simunitions; Sqd Land Nav Week 5 – (TTB) Squad LFX (BD 1A); Convoy STX; Heavy Weapons Week 6 – (TTB) 96 hour CONOPS/FTX; 10 Mile Foot March Week 7 – Record APFT; Grad Run; Iron Voyager; Counseling; 1 ½ - day Outprocess; Graduation

13. Graduation Requirements • APFT • M4 Qualification (Day/Night) w/ CCO & laser • Land Navigation (5 of 8 – Day/Night) • 10 - Mile Tactical Footmarch • Graded Leadership Positions (x2) ICW FTX • 4 - Mile Graduation Run

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